I spend a hell of a lot of time killing animals and fish so I wouldn't kill myself. When a man is in rebellion against death, as I am in rebellion against death, he gets pleasure out of taking to himself one of the godlike attributes; that of giving it.
Ernest HemingwayMy aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.
Ernest HemingwayIn order to be a great writer a person must have a built-in, shockproof crap detector.
Ernest HemingwayHe saw the girl watching him and he smiled at her. It was an old smile that he had been using for fifty years, ever since he first smiled.
Ernest Hemingway